Why did I EVER pay attention to gardens with mulch? Mulch is brown, mulch is dead, mulch is expensive, mulch is labor intensive.
Evergreen spreading groundcovers take care of ME. I don't take care of them.
(This is the mature attitude to take.)
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New groundcover planting, below.
Shaping gravel paths with spraypaint, below.
A guest expert decided to help shape the new gravel paths, below.
Mr. Timber Rattler lost his head soon after this pic.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pics taken last month in a client garden. Once shaped I walk out of the garden to view then walk/meander in the garden from all angles. Many times I need to go upstairs and look down at shaped beds.
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I take my time to shape beds for groundcovers or gravel. Bedlines are HUGE to what your eye sees in a garden.
Bed lines (or lines of one plant mass to another mass) are so crucial.
ReplyDeleteJeez...to think I was almost ready to brave weeding my dry creek- now I've got snakes on the brain again! I do love all the edging ideas, lots of great stuff here.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having fun playing with the watercolors!